Title :
Using a humanoid robot for music therapy with autistic children
Author :
Ying-Hua Peng ; Cheng-Wei Lin ; Mayer, N. Michael ; Min-Liang Wang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chung Cheng Univ., Chiayi, Taiwan
Abstract :
Mimicry is an important social skill for every person. A humanoid robot is used to play with autistic children in order to attract their attention and want to improve their concentration. Music therapy plays also an important role in this experiment. Robot plays with autistic children with music. The robot will imitate the notes which the child has played, and then the child has to imitate the robot in return. The purpose of the treatment is to improve their social skills including interpersonal synchrony and concentration can help them to adapt this society easier and make a better life in the future.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; humanoid robots; music; autistic children; humanoid robot; interpersonal concentration; interpersonal synchrony; music therapy; social skill; social skills; Autism; Humanoid robots; Instruments; Medical treatment; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Autistic children; Humanoid robot; Interaction play; Music therapy; Robot Playmate;
Conference_Titel :
Automatic Control Conference (CACS), 2014 CACS International
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4586-3
DOI :
10.1109/CACS.2014.7097180
